by admin | Mar 26, 2018 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
The Purple Warrior Foundation, founded in 2013 by former Miss Cherokee Taylor Wilnoty, started as an avenue to help educate EBCI tribal members about Epilepsy. She made it her platform to bring awareness and education to the Tribe and fight the stigma against...
by admin | Mar 26, 2018 | SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yi
Several members of the Cherokee Runners have completed grueling races in the past month. Jimmy Oocumma and Chad Cooper, both EBCI tribal members, finished the Fontandango race at the Fontana Village Resort on Saturday, March 3. The race began in 2016 and, as of...
by admin | Mar 26, 2018 | OBITUARIES
Jim Newcomer, age 42, passed away on March 22, 2018 at his residence in Cashiers. Jim was born in Cherokee, and was an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. He was the eldest son of John and Shirley Newcomer. He attended Blue Ridge School...
by admin | Mar 26, 2018 | OBITUARIES
Steven Darrell Ledford, 38, of Cherokee, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Gail and Daniel Johnson of Cherokee. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Ruth Ledford Long; and grandfather, James Alvin Long. In...
by admin | Mar 26, 2018 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By RICHARD G. SNEED PRINCIPAL CHIEF Last week, the Tribe worked toward the expansion of educational opportunities for our students and students in western North Carolina. I joined the EBCI education staff in meeting with representatives from the...
